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Thursday, January 31, 2013

This time of year is the perfect time to do indoor projects.....including hobbies and art.
And
as the beginning of the year seems to make
us more introspective, what
a great time it is to exercise our creative muscles !

If
you are a painter, writer, musician, filmmaker or artist of any kind, take advantage of
technology by finding podcasts about your particular area . But also
think outside the box and explore other
disciplines. For example,
I sometimes listen to podcasts about film because the verbal
description or critique of a film can conjure up images for my artwork.
It is also a means of inspiring me to create when I find myself in a
slump. And I don't mean watching a movie ! I find it is a great
exercise to listen to words about something to stimulate creative
ideas. They have a far different effect on creativity than watching a
video. Listening to a book on audio can have the same effect.
I
am a firm believer that all of us have more creativity than we think we
do. We often don't think we are creative simply because we are not open
to the idea that we can create something.

"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try." ~Dr Seuss

All it takes, in some cases, is to just try something, however small, and keep trying. The key is to start, and then build on your successes.

So
on this last day of the first month of a new year...... I encourage you
to create something... be proud of it ...and continue to create
things! It can be a very satisfying occupation of your time.

"Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up" ~ Pablo Picasso

LLW

Lynette Williams - www.lynettelwilliams.com

I am a Fabric Collage Artist and Interior Design Seamstress. Fabric collage is an art medium that utilizes many, many pieces of fabric, layered in such a way as to create an image. It really is the applique technique taken to the nth degree. By choosing fabrics for their texture, value and hue, one can achieve the same effects present in an oil, acrylic or watercolor painting. It might be called "painting with fabric". Through my blog , www.lynettelwilliams.blogspot.com , I explore a bit of the techniques and process for my fabric collage art and my website , www.lynettelwilliams.com, showcases most of the fabric collages I have done as well as current projects.